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Household of William Watson (born 1842, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Clement, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William Watson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Watson, born in 1842 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Watson, born in 1852 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Elizabeth McIntosh, born in 1821 in Ireland.


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William Watson's household

Male

William

Watson

Head
Female

Jane

Watson

Wife
Male

William

Watson

Son
Male

John

Watson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McIntosh

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Watson

Head

Married

39

1842

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Watson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Watson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Watson

Son

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

McIntosh

Servant

Widow

60

1821

Ireland

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